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Monthly Archives: December 2008
WDTPRS on the finalist list for Weblog Awards
Our WDTPRS project is on the finalist list for the Weblog Awards this year. Voting begins on 5 January. Let’s keep our Catholic blogs in the forefront of this new means of social communication!
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Holy Father’s 1st Vespers live
Earlier today I streamed the Vatican Radio audio feed of the Holy Father’s 1st Vespers from the Vatican Basilica. I couldn’t access CTV for the live feed without such interference and to capture images. Our friends at NLM, the liturgical … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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31 Dec & 1 Jan: Plenary Indulgences for the faithful
On 31 December the faithful can gain a Plenary Indulgence by public recitation or singing of the Te Deum.On 1 January the faithful can gain a Plenary Indulgence by public recitation or singing of the Veni Creator. From the Enchiridion … Continue reading
A Z-Cam upgrade
I have a better webcam from the window of my office now. One of you WDTPRSers sent me the present cam some time ago and it is much better than the older one I had in the window. The multiple … Continue reading
Posted in LIVE STREAMING, My View, SESSIUNCULA
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MN/WI: Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (D. La Crosse) – weekly TLM
From a reader: Some of your Wisconsin/Minnesota readers might be interested to know that the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will begin offering a weekly TLM beginning this coming Sunday at 9:30 a.m. This is the Shrine founded by … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick
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Fun with corks and wine bottles
I’m being pushed by more than one person to do more posts with cooking tips, or even a cookbook. One person suggested a regular weekend feature with a recipe and prep photos. Dunno about all of that… but here is … Continue reading
Posted in Fr. Z's Kitchen
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Msgr. Schuler
Today would have been the 88th birthday of Msgr. Richard J. Schuler, former pastor of St. Agnes Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Requiescat in pace.
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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Bad Monkey!
You know the sort… those who think that it was just a matter of the odds that our planet Earth just "happened". And… given enough typewriters and monkeys, and enough time, one of them would by the random bashing of … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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QUAERITUR: transferring Epiphany for the TLM to Sunday
From a reader: Dear Fr. Z, Here we go again… The PCED [Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei] affirmed that it was OK with them (or at least with Msgr. Perl) for a Novus Ordo parish to have the TLM said on … Continue reading
Dear Richard McBrien…
Pope Benedict XVI, in his address to the Plenary Session of the International Theological Commission (5 Dec 2008) said: From the subjective point of view, that is from the viewpoint of the one who does theology, the fundamental virtue of … Continue reading
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QUAERITUR: Drafted into directing a TLM choir! HELP!
From a reader: I wondered if you might be able to help me, I know you’re busy so please don’t bother yourself if you don’t have a quick answer or resource. I got elected, recruited, uh more like drafted into … Continue reading
QUAERITUR: which Marian antiphon after Compline?
From a reader: Compline ends with a Marian antiphon, as you know. For the Advent and Christmas seasons, the proper antiphon is the "Alma Redemptoris Mater." After that, you pick up the "Ave Regina Caelorum" through Lent. This is true … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
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Gainesville, VA (D. of Arlington): 6 January – Solemn TLM
From a seminarian: For the feast of the Epiphany, there will be a Solemn High Mass at Holy Trinity parish in Gainesville, VA. Several local seminarians from the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, the Institute of Christ the King, and … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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QUAERITUR: stole over the chasuble
From a reader: Visiting my grandmother out here in Texas and went to Mass Saturday evening. Saw the priest was wearing his stole on top of the chasuble. I seriously thought about asking him, politely, if he was aware it … Continue reading
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National Catholic Reporter: undermining your faith yet again
Some years ago I attended in Chicago a meeting of the Catholic Press Association, a left-leaning organization. Card. George gave a splendid address on the vocation of a Catholic journalist. His Eminence offered that the role of a Catholic journalist, … Continue reading
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A recipe for falling away from the Catholic Church
From Insight Scoop: … brought to you by National "Catholic" Reporter: 1 cup of growing disenchantment 1/2 cup of some pronounced unease3/4 cup of rotting historical illiteracy1 cup of disillusioned with dogmatic bans3 teaspoons of outgrown child childhood fantasies about … Continue reading
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WDTPRS – Sunday in the Octave of Christmas (1962MR)
What is going on in today’s …. COLLECT – LATIN TEXT (1962MR): Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, dirige actus nostros in beneplacito tuo: ut in nomine dilecti Filii tui mereamur bonis operibus abundare. This Collect survived the surgeons of Bugnini’s Consilium to … Continue reading
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QUAERITUR: 1 January Mass obligation and SSPX chapel
From a reader: Does the Mass according to the Traditional calendar for January 1 satisfy the Holy Day obligation for that day? We are in Belgium and would like to attend a traditional Mass, since the other churches in Belgium … Continue reading
Posted in ASK FATHER Question Box
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Massive Mass in Spain for the Family
From a reader: I’m a regular reader of your blog who lives in Madrid, Spain. Today there was an outdoor Mass to commemorate the Feast of the Holy Family, which aimed to draw attention to the importance of the Christian … Continue reading
Posted in SESSIUNCULA
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